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N.B. Power sees 'no issues' with bills so far, but can't explain anomalies
N.B. Power says it doesn’t see any flaws with its smart-meter program and billing system, but is acknowledging it still can’t explain anecdotal evidence of unusually high electricity consumption in some residential bills.
Holt Liberals under pressure over election gas-price promise
Premier Susan Holt’s government finds itself in a dilemma after gasoline distributors and retailers warned that a key Liberal affordability promise could drive them out of business.
Miramichi MP Jake Stewart faces party turmoil ahead of election
A New Brunswick Conservative MP running for re-election this year is losing some of his supporters after a falling out with former staffers and resignations from the local party organization.
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PC party ponders a new direction — and a new leader — in wake of defeat
As Premier Susan Holt prepared to deliver her State of the Province speech last month, a handful of Progressive Conservatives were two blocks away, pondering the state of their own party. The PCs lost government in the fall, and will spend the year finding the best path back to power.
Time to rethink 90% on-time target for ambulances, MLAs told
The government company that oversees ambulance services in New Brunswick says its 90 per cent on-time target is increasingly difficult to achieve and it’s time to look at new ways to measure performance.
How many N.B. patients don't have a doctor? It's complicated, MLAs told
A top health-care official took members of the New Brunswick legislature on a tour Tuesday of the various ways of measuring how many people in the province have — or lack — access to primary care.
Holt government will spend $19,000 US per month lobbying Washington
The New Brunswick government will spend more than $19,000 US per month of taxpayer dollars on a Republican-connected lobbying firm to advance its case against U.S. tariffs in Washington.
N.B. deficit balloons to almost $400M
The New Brunswick government’s budget deficit this year has exploded to almost $400 million.
Contractor removed from 3 N.B. bridge projects, lawyer says
The New Brunswick government has officially removed an Ontario construction company from three major bridge projects in the province, the company's lawyer says
Province's approach in child-custody case goes against law's intent, court says
New Brunswick’s Child and Youth Well-Being Act has been in effect for a year, and there are contradictory accounts of how it has changed the government’s approach to child-custody cases.